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  • Title: A case of self amputation of penis by cannabis induced psychosis.
    Author: Khan MK, Usmani MA, Hanif SA.
    Journal: J Forensic Leg Med; 2012 Aug; 19(6):355-7. PubMed ID: 22847056.
    Abstract:
    Self-mutilation, self-injuring or self-harming behaviour has been defined as deliberate destruction or alteration of body tissue in the absence of conscious suicidal intention. Persons suffering from mental disorder may inflict hundred of small wounds upon themselves which may be added to the actual cause of death. Another recognized syndrome is self mutilation of genitals almost invariably in males suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and often with strong religious flavour to their delusion. Here we present a case of a 35-year-old male who self mutilated his penis due to dependence on cannabis for the past few years that led to a condition called cannabis induced psychosis.
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